Professional Development and Resources for Omaha Public Schools
A Message about COVID-19
In light of recent OPS District-wide school closings, all MHC offerings scheduled between March 16-March 28, 2020 are cancelled. More information will be posted on this page as it becomes available. Please check back for updates. Thank you.
Professional Development Opportunities
Increase Student Engagement Through Absent Narratives
Spring Cohort (4 Sessions)
Dates:Mondays Feb. 3, March 16, April 6, and May 4, 2020
Time: 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Omaha
Stipend: $200, includes parking and dinner
Solutions 4 Solidarity
Spring Cohort (4 Sessions)
Prerequisites: Increase Student Engagement Through Absent Narratives
Dates: Monday, March 23*, Tuesday, April 7, Monday, April 20, and Tuesday, May 5, 2020
*Attendance of the first session is required in order to continue with the rest of the cohort.
Times: 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Omaha
Stipend: $200, includes parking and meals
Innocent Classroom 1
Spring Cohort (1 Immersion Day and 5 Evening Sessions)*
*The Immersion Day is required to attend the evening sessions
Immersion Day: Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020
Time: 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Omaha
Evening Cohort Sessions: Tuesdays, Feb. 4, March 3, March 17, March 31, and April 14, 2020
Time: 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Omaha
Stipend: $300, includes parking and meals
Innocent Classroom 2: In Practice
Spring Cohort (5 Sessions)
Prerequisite: Innocent Classroom 1
Dates: Mondays, Feb.3, March 2, March 16, March 30, and April 13, 2020
Time: 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Omaha
Stipend: $250, includes parking and dinner
Innocent Classroom: Labs
2019-2020 Cohort (5 Sessions)
Prerequisite: Innocent Classroom 1
Dates: Thursday, Sept. 19, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, Tuesday, Jan. 7, and Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Time: 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Omaha
Stipend: $200, includes parking and dinner
Secrets to Motivating Students
Spring Cohort (4 Sessions)
Dates: Thursdays, Feb. 20, March 19, and April 16, Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Time: 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: UNO Thompson Center
Stipend: $200, includes parking and dinner
Reconstructing Curriculum: The Integrated School Approach
Spring Cohort (2 Sessions)
Dates: Saturdays, Feb. 22 and March 21, 2020
Time: 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Omaha
Stipend: $200, includes parking, continental breakfast, and lunch
Gender Intersectionality
Spring Cohort (4 Sessions)
Prerequisite:Must have taken at least one other MHC offering before registering
Dates: Wednesday, Jan. 15 and Tuesdays, Feb. 11, March 3, and April 14, 2020
Time: 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Omaha
Stipend: $200, includes parking and dinner
Changing the Narrative About Black and Brown Boys
Spring Cohort (4 Sessions)
Dates: Thursdays, Jan. 16, Feb. 6, March 19, and April 16, 2020
Time: 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: UNO Thompson Center
Stipend: $200, includes parking and dinner
Re-imagining Giftedness
Spring Cohort (4 Sessions)
Prerequisite:Must have taken at least one other MHC offering before registering
Dates: Thursdays, Jan. 9, Feb. 6, March 5, and April 2, 2020
Time: 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Omaha
Stipend: $200, includes parking and dinner
Immersions About Place
South Omaha Cohort (1 Immersion Day and 1 Evening Reflection)
Immersion Date: Saturday, March 21, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Location: Meet at the TAC Building
Reflection Date: Thursday, April 2, 2020
Time: 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Omaha
Stipend: $150, includes parking and meals (continental breakfast and lunch on Immersion Day and dinner on evening Reflection)
Story Circles II
Prerequisite: Must have attended at least one MHC offering before registering
Dates: Thursdays, Jan. 9, Feb. 20, March 19, and April 23, 2020
Time: 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Skinner Magnet (1/9), TAC Building (2/20), KANEKO Gallery (3/19), Joslyn Musuem (4/23)
Stipend: $200, includes parking and dinner
Principal Cohort
Dates: Tuesdays, Sept. 10, Oct. 1, Nov. 19, 2019, Feb. 4, March 24, and May 12, 2020
Time: 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Omaha
Stipend: $50 per session, includes parking and dinner
Registration Policy
If you are registering for multiple Minnesota Humanities Center offerings, please take a moment to verify that none of your course dates overlap. We will not be scheduling make up sessions or homework for individuals who are double scheduled. You are responsible for making sure the offerings you sign up for work with your schedule before you register.
Registering for a course does not guarantee you a spot. We will notify participants of their registration status after registration closes. The Minnesota Humanities Center prioritizes registrations from educators serving our partner schools and educators who have not yet participated in the course, then on a first-come, first-served basis.
Be Mindful! We count on you to notify us if you register for a workshop but cannot attend. Telling us ensures that we can make your seat available to other educators and that we will have accurate attendance counts for ordering food and supplies.
Once your registration is confirmed, you are still responsible for notifying us if you are unable to attend a particular cohort session. The Minnesota Humanities Center requires accurate enrollment numbers in order to provide seating, handouts, and meals. Therefore, you are required to notify Robyn Goodell at robyn@mnhum.org or 651-772-4250 with at least three days’ notice if you are unable to attend class for any reason.
Stipend Policy
Since the Minnesota Humanities Center values educators’ time, we offer participants a stipend for attending our professional development offerings. In order to receive the full stipend amount, educators must attend all of the cohort sessions.
We want to encourage you to maximize your learning, and we also understand that sometimes you may not be able to make it to all sessions. Our policy is that participants must attend OVER HALF of all cohort sessions in order to be eligible to receive any stipend amount. If one attends half or fewer sessions, the stipend will be forfeited and we would encourage you to register for a future semester when you are more able to commit to attending the cohort sessions.
Stipends will be mailed out within 6-8 weeks of the last cohort session – this does not guarantee that you will receive the stipend in the mail within that time, as we do not control how quickly the postal service is able to deliver the mail. If you do not receive your stipend AFTER 8 weeks from the last cohort session, please contact us.
The Minnesota Humanities Center is committed to removing barriers to participation in all of its programs. If you are experiencing a barrier that you think we can assist you with, please let us know.
Questions?
Contact Kerrie Workman, Program Manager, at kerrie@mnhum.org or 651-772-4256.
Partner School Team & Leadership Development
Partner Schools
OPS schools have a unique opportunity to engage with the Minnesota Humanities Center by becoming a partner school, taking the work to a deeper level and creating whole-school change. Partner schools are offered exclusive benefits and support, including being paired with a school liaison, participating in School Action Team meetings, and requesting all-school workshops.
Resources for Educators
Linking Native American Cultures to Existing Standards
The Absent Narratives Resource Collection is a searchable database of ready-to-use videos, teacher guides, and readings that will support your efforts to include Absent Narratives in your classroom or workplace.
To download resources, click “View Detail,” then click “Download Resource.”